
Powering-up the Network
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Add one panel at a time starting from the
network controller
(the panel) at
side 1
.
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It can take a few minutes for the system map to update.
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For each panel powered-up the
network controller
will automatically try to establish communication with the
connected equipment.
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The
network controller
will display the status of the network as being started, secure or non-secure and from now on
will monitor and control the network communications.
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Use
disable comms
to isolate a panel from the rest of the network, ie it operates at the network card in an echo
mode, select
Menu On/Off
->
[Control] -> [Disable] -> [Comms]
and enter the Network Card usually card 6.
How to check a Network map
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Using the
Menu On/Off
->
[Info] -> [Map] -> [NetMap]
menu, enter the network card address, usually 6.
The display will provide a list in cabling order the addresses of panels in the networked system.
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These are examples of different networks. The lowest address ‘1’ is normally the network controller.
Nodes on side 1 of a SECURE NETWORK
1
10
4
24
3
6
2
22
7
23
1
Nodes on side 1 of a NON-SECURE NETWORK
1
10
4
24
3
6
Nodes on side 2 of non-secure network
1
23
7
22
2
How to check Network Card status
Using the
Menu On/Off
->
[Info] -> [Status] -> [Card]
and enter the network card address. The display will confirm:
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address of the network card
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address of network controller
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and a set of condition codes
Generic Commissioning instructions
72
4188-856_i2_12/06_Generic Vigilon (C VA) Comms.
Single
V
igilon
N
etwork
Card 6
Is OK Fault 0: Warning 0
Network (0) Version 4.xx
30/04/04
Address 5 Controller 5 Baud Rate 38400
condition 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 198 199
Side 2
Parity/
Framing
error
Side 1
Parity/
Framing
error
Side 2
CRC
Side 1
CRC
Side 2
Side 1
End
communicating
1 or 2
Freeblock
Check
software
1 error = count of
10 but every 1sec
the counter is
decremented by 1
Current
message
errors
1 error =
count of
100
Timing
errors
UART
type
0-Rckwell
1-Phillips
2-Phillips SMT
Only appears
on Controller